Reprocessing unsatisfactory ThinPrep Papanicolaou test specimens increases sample adequacy and detection of significant cervicovaginal lesions
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Evaluation of the ThinPrep Papanicolaou test in clinical practice: 6-month study of 16,541 cases with histological correlation in 220 cases.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the liquid-based ThinPrep Papanicolaou test. DESIGN: Prospective comparison of the ThinPrep test with the conventional Papanicolaou test. SETTING: Cervical smear specimens sent to a private practice, Hong Kong. PATIENTS: A total of 16,541 ThinPrep test specimens and 7258 conventional Papanicolaou smears from Hong Kong women who had been screened for cervical cancer betwee...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0008-543X
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.11932